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Lee's Summit West High

Public Grades 9-12

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 96% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Lee's Summit West High is a public high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, serving 1,976 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which is ranked 77 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lee's Summit West High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 13-26 over the past 5 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. The school outperforms the state and district averages in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments across various subjects, and it ranks among the top Missouri high schools for diverse student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs, low socioeconomic status, and gifted and talented students. Additionally, the school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 92%, and a low dropout rate ranging from 0.4% to 1.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Lee's Summit North High and Lee's Summit Senior High, as well as schools outside the Lee's Summit R-VII District, like Belton High, Raymore-Peculiar Senior High, Ruskin High School, Raytown South Senior High, and Grandview Senior High, Lee's Summit West High demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates.

1,999

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,021

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 SW Ward Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64082-2107

(816) 986-4000

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Feeder schools for Lee's Summit West High:

Elementary:	Greenwood Elementary
	Hawthorn Hill Elementary
	Longview Farm Elementary
	Summit Pointe Elementary
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	Trailridge Elementary
Middle:	Summit Lakes Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

African American:

13.6%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Missouri high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg61%

Missouri avg45%

13^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Lee's Summit R-Vii

77^th of 367Lee's Summit R-Vii among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	13 of 367	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	19 of 378	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	20 of 352	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	26 of 361	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	25 of 358	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	42 of 460	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	35 of 468	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	16 of 404	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	21 of 401	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	15 of 504	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	8 of 521	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	12 of 523	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	7 of 522	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	80.2	16 of 528	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.1	23 of 516	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	78.4	22 of 507	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	79.4	53 of 539	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.4	28 of 538	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	22 of 534	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	7 of 99	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	7 of 105	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	62.7	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	83.7	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	34.7	87 of 129	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.3	10 of 103	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	77.8	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	6 of 74	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	18 of 84	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	24 of 279	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	45 of 274	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	31.4	192 of 268	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	179 of 368	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	168 of 382	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	89.7	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	47.7	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	11 of 52	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	32 of 138	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	90 of 135	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.3	19 of 127	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	14 of 306	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	21 of 321	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	22 of 310	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	26 of 309	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	44 of 430	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	32 of 440	92.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)87th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II86%+28 vs state

English II74%+21 vs state

Algebra I65%+20 vs state

Government62%+22 vs state

Biology I53%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 11th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lee's Summit West High	Public	9-12	2600 SW Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4000	1,999	121	16.5	11.8%	1,371 (68.6%)	271 (13.6%)	155 (7.8%)	46 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (7.7%)	87.3	13^th of 367 public high schools	96.5%		82	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%	6		64.9	52.9	74.2	85.6	62.4	$15,021	$297	$14,723
Lee's Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	400 SE Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2000	1,989	150	13.2	30.2%	1,277 (64.2%)	256 (12.9%)	218 (11.0%)	58 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	174 (8.7%)	78.2	39^th of 367 public high schools	89.4%		72.1	51^st of 378 public high schools	86.5%	12	7.8	56.5	54.7	61.3	85.5	52.7	$14,744	$301	$14,443
Langsford House	Public	5-12	525 SE 2nd St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 622-0999	11	2	7.3	72.7%	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	1,940	116	16.7	25.7%	1,127 (58.1%)	385 (19.8%)	204 (10.5%)	39 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (9.0%)	72.7	57^th of 367 public high schools	84.5%		66.1	76^th of 378 public high schools	79.9%	19		45.9	46.8	59.6	78.1	55.6	$14,983	$325	$14,658
Grandview Senior High	Public	9-12	2300 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5800	1,203	69	17.5	44.1%	159 (13.2%)	553 (46.0%)	391 (32.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (7.2%)	23.9	291^st of 367 public high schools	20.7%		22.5	295^th of 378 public high schools	22.0%	4		10.1	22.8	48.1		21.7	$16,913	$790	$16,122
Ruskin High School	Public	9-12	7000 E 111th St	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7400	1,299	99	13.0	100.0%	110 (8.5%)	792 (61.0%)	273 (21.0%)	34 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	77 (5.9%)	33.5	241^st of 367 public high schools	34.3%		19.3	311^th of 378 public high schools	17.7%	70		36.2	23.6	46.2		28.6	$20,421	$2,435	$17,986
Hilltop School	Public	5-12	301 NE Gregory Blvd	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 435-7046	25	4	7.1	20.0%	7 (28.0%)	16 (64.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$31,759	$171	$31,587
Raytown South Senior High	Public	9-12	8211 Sterling Ave	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7330	1,089	63	17.3	60.5%	184 (16.9%)	644 (59.1%)	167 (15.3%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	76 (7.0%)	28.7	272^nd of 367 public high schools	25.9%		13.3	336^th of 378 public high schools	11.1%	64		19.2	22.6	44.9	19.2	33.5	$16,557	$1,112	$15,446
Herndon Career Center	Public	9-12	11501 E 350 Hwy	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7140	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belton High	Public	9-12	801 W. North Avenue	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7500	1,258	92	13.6	52.4%	728 (57.9%)	145 (11.5%)	244 (19.4%)	9 (0.7%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	114 (9.1%)	51.7	148^th of 367 public high schools	59.7%		50.5	145^th of 378 public high schools	61.6%	3		53.3	30.6	51.8		38.3	$16,452	$386	$16,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee's Summit West High

What is the racial makeup of Lee's Summit West High?

Students at Lee's Summit West High are 69% White, 14% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Lee's Summit West High?

Lee's Summit West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Greenwood Elementary
Elementary : Hawthorn Hill Elementary
Elementary : Longview Farm Elementary
Elementary : Summit Pointe Elementary
Elementary : Trailridge Elementary
Middle : Summit Lakes Middle

What district is Lee's Summit West High in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

How many students attend Lee's Summit West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,999 students attended Lee's Summit West High.

Is Lee's Summit West High a good school?

Yes! Lee's Summit West High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 367 Missouri high schools.

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